Etymology

Proper noun

1. A common nickname for Joseph, also used as a formal male given name.

Quotations

• 1981 Orson Scott Card, Second Movement, Nebula Winners: Science Fiction Writers of America, Harper&Row, 1981, ISBN 0060148306, page 207

  "With a name like Joe," Joe always said, "I had to open a bar and grill, just so I could put up a sign saying 'Joe's Bar and Grill'."

Noun

1. A male; a guy; a fellow

   I'm just an ordinary Joe.